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hadith 1546
Hadith #
1546
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
The Greater Jihad
Chapter
The Greater Jihad
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best jihad is combatting ones self against its desires, and weaning it from the pleasures of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ الجِهادِ جِهادُ النَّفْسِ عنِ الهَوى ، وفِطامُها عَن لَذّاتِ الدُّنيا.

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